Cultural Resources

Convention & Performing Arts

Discover Raleigh Arts

Last updated Aug. 29, 2019 - 12:08 pm

Raleigh Arts enhances the City’s quality of life, the economy, and the vibrancy through arts, culture, and creativity. We strive for equitable access to arts and culture in every community, its public institutions, and public places.

Key areas of our work include public art, community arts programming, Pullen & Sertoma Arts Centers, and grant and capacity building support to the cultural sector.

Art Centers

Sertoma Arts Center

A creative destination for all ages, Sertoma Arts Center offers art classes and workshops in various mediums, as well as exhibition and studio spaces.

Programs and Events

We believe in supporting, celebrating and partnering with Raleigh’s creative community with programs such as Piedmont Laureate, Gifts of Gold, Medal of Arts, Creative Aging as well as through capacity building for artists and non-profits including Universal Access training, conferences and resources.

The Public Art and Design Board is a citizen board of arts and design professionals that develops policy, reviews projects, advises artist and project managers, and steers the community engagement our public art.

We think any artist, neighborhood, organization, school, museum or student with an idea for an art project to make their community better should be able to bring their project to the public. Citizen Initiated Projects is designed to bring community-led temporary or permanent public art projects to the City of Raleigh.

Artist Calls

Arts Flash Newsletter

Raleigh Arts Plan

The Raleigh Arts Plan is a ten-year master plan to strengthen arts and culture for the City’s many communities and people. The planning process began in 2014 and ended with City Council adoption of the Plan in 2016. Our goals are to:

Promote an active arts and culture life throughout the community

Expand youth arts participation

Ensure equity, access, and inclusion in all cultural programming

Support the work of Raleigh's artists and arts and cultural organizations

Enhance the vitality of Raleigh's neighborhoods and districts through thoughtful placemaking